Chilean ship Almirante Latorre

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Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Almirante Latorre after Juan José Latorre (1846–1912), Vice Admiral and hero of the 1879 Battle of Angamos.

  • Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre, a dreadnought battleship laid down in Britain in 1911, acquired unfinished by the Royal Navy in 1914 and renamed HMS Canada, re-acquired by Chile in 1920, commissioned into the Chilean Navy in 1921, decommissioned in 1958, and scrapped in 1959.
  • Chilean cruiser Almirante Latorre, a Tre Kronor-class cruiser, the former HMS Göta Lejon, commissioned into the Chilean Navy in 1971, decommissioned in 1984, and scrapped in 1986.
  • Chilean destroyer Almirante Latorre, a County class destroyer, the former HMS Glamorgan (D19), commissioned into the Chilean Navy in 1986, decommissioned in 1998, and sunk en route for scrapping in 2006.
  • Chilean frigate Almirante Latorre, a Jacob van Heemskerck-class frigate, the former HMNLS Jacob van Heemskerck (F812), was sold to Chile in 2005.
Disambiguation notice This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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